Heart Card Keyboard and Swirls

 Inspired by quill art, delicate edges and finely-detailed swirls 

holding curvy keyboard give this heart-shaped card pizzazz! 

(Be sure to use a cutting mat with nearly-new stick 

and sharp blade.) 

Makes an elegant and unique Valentine or friendship card 

for keyboard musician, or to accompany wedding gift, 

anniversary remembrance, and more. 

Card base backside is composed of asymmetrical “halves” 

with edge portions that attach back to back with card front.  

Bend these “doors” open to reveal interior “sentiment” space, 

or close and latch with tab and slot. 

Broadened back halves “tips” provide  

a way to stand the card for display. 

Card measures approx. 6”x6”. 

Guide marks on each layer assist positioning. 

Custom-sized envelope available as separate design: 

Env Heart Swirl Paper Clip. 

Consider adding one of the “Tags Make Music Trio Large”,

using print & cut techniques and tools.

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:

A card base front

B bottom accent layer

C second accent layer

D heart with swirls accent

E & F keyboard keys arches left & right

with black key overlays

G inner heart outline accent

H small heart solid accent

I small heart outline with swirls

J & K flat back panel halves with

tab and slot closure

2. Complete pre-assembly of keyboard arches

by gluing specific keys within the key outlines

on each arch. To save confusion about which

key fits in each position, consider cutting the shapes

then hand-trimming a containing shape around them.

Remove the container plus key strips from cutting mat

without dislocation, then remove one by one and

attach in place in corresponding order.

3. Position each key arch under the heart with swirls

outline, rotating slightly as needed to match up

the arch section outline with the heart's rounded

outline, until edges align.

NOTE that the right arch's inner key will underlap

the center swirl as indicated here.

4. Identify the alignment 'V' upper and lower cut guide 

marks on the second heart base shape (indicated 

by the barely-visible fingertip at lower center edge

of this image). 

Position and attach in place the swirl heart 

assembly with bottom point and upper "valley" at

the guide marks. 

5. Position and attach the inner heart outline shape

with the right upper arch aligned over keyboard lower

arch. NOTE that left shorter arch will fit very near or

abutted at left side swirl edges.

6. Position and attach the smallest heart outline over

the whole heart, with outer edges aligned precisely.

7. Position and attach the smallest heart roughly

centered within the heart outline.

8. Position and attach the center assembly over

the bottom contrast heart accent, using cut-in

tip and valley guide marks to assist. Then position

and attach assembly onto the card front base.

9. Prepare the back panels by bending the side

sections forward with a "valley" fold. Position each

half on the corresponding backside half of card

assembly, then with edges aligned, attach the outer

sections ONLY to card base backside. 

10. To close the card, the tab fits into the slot.

When opened, the broadened tips of back half tips

can assist in allowing heart to stand.

Here is the completed heart card.